Bureaucratic bungling may delay the start of the vital Everglades Reservoir project
By Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation Florida’s most effective response to the increasing threat of rising sea levels is one that ...
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Broward County adopts regulations that require property owners to fix seawalls and disclose whether property is in ‘tidal-flooding area’
Albert J. Slap, Coastal Risk Consulting, and Jeff Marcus, Miller Legg, Inc. Broward County has passed an ordinance that sets ...
Florida drought highlights the need to complete the restoration of the Everglades
By Dr. Stephen Davis, Everglades Foundation South Florida experienced record dry conditions during March, with only a quarter of an ...
South Florida Had Its Driest March On Record. Summer Could Be Trouble
By Jenny Staletovich, WLRN Media This story was updated to reflect water restrictions issued on April 10. As a drought ...
Broward County’s Water Academy educates officials about the costs and complexities of maintaining a clean environment
By Nick Sortal, president of the Plantation City Council Wastewater disposal. Flood control. Sewage piping. Sea-level rise. These are topics ...
The state and federal governments are finally providing money to restore the Everglades, but voters and activists must continue to apply political pressure
Because people spoke out, Florida has made more progress on Everglades restoration and clean water in the last year than ...
Stop letting Florida agriculture dictate clean-water policy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to make water quality a priority. He started well. At his urging, the Legislature last ...
From the Florida Keys, an urgent — and regional — cry for action on climate change
Unlike most politicians in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., those in the Florida Keys don’t mince words when talking about climate ...
Government needs to take bold action to save Biscayne Bay and our supply of clean water
It seems like every week brings a new, more alarming reminder of the mounting threats to our community’s water system. ...
New Study Says Everglades Water Is Harming Keys Corals. Not Everyone Agrees
The Florida Everglades can be a contentious place. Politicians, conservationists and farmers never seem to agree on much. Debate among ...
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